About 750 REALTORS® recognized a veteran colleague Tuesday for his political acumen during the Capitol Conference in Springfield.

President Matt Difanis called Piero Orsi to the stage to accept the Illinois REALTORS® Political Involvement Award during the Capitol Conference Luncheon and Legislative Briefing at the Bank of Springfield Center. The broker-owner of RE/MAX Showcase offices in Gurnee, Long Grove and Waukegan has served on all of the Illinois REALTORS® political fundraising committees and has chaired the Major Investor Working Group.

Orsi’s in his sixth consecutive year as a REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) trustee. At the national level, he serves on the National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors and for the last four years he’s been on the NAR’s Federal Financing and Housing Policy Committee.

He is a Sustaining Golden “R” Major Investor in RPAC, a member of the President’s Circle and in 2011 was inducted into the NAR RPAC Hall of Fame with $25,000 in total contributions.  By continuing his RPAC support, in 2016 he was recognized for achieving a new tier of RPAC lifetime investment – $50,000.